I do hope that all of you, my Gentle Readers, will take the time to hear this extraordinary and horrifying story about this amazing young man who was born and raised in a North Korean Concentration Camp, and is the only one known to have escaped and lived to tell his story. I also urge you to read and follow Darcy Nord’s blog, ‘Rose of Sharon Healing.’ We need to be educated, we need to spread the word. We cannot do enough. . .

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I love life, and treasure it each day, because I have come so very close to losing it, more times than I can count! That's not to say that I don't get grumpy, so I've chosen this photo of me with "Andi" nibbling on my ear. Andi belongs to our son Josh, the eldest of our three sons - the others being Matt and Adam.
I strive to improve in all aspects of my life. Some days I'm more successful than others, in much the same way as my blog says, "some days are cloudier than others." I live and love by the Grace of God. My wish, my prayer for everyone is enough. . .

It is so hard to know what to do. But at this point I think I can safely say that a Republican is going to have to start the war if there ever would be one – just as “only Nixon could go to China.” But the thought of war in that arena makes me shudder uncontrollably.

Twenty three years of nightmare, so utterly dehumanising that he turned in his own mother and brother – it seems inconsceivable. What has North Korea done to deserve such terrible leadership, ongoing? And we think OURS are bad.

They incredibly survived the only action which seems appropriate, and it won’t be initiated again. Nobody has the gumption to try. Of course, in the Korean War, the Chinese were aiding and abetting quite massively.

Yes they did, and they still are. As it says in the interview, the Chinese send escapees and refugees back to North Korea. Plus, the cost of initiating a war with Korea would be huge – and I don’t mean only financially.

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"Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately—at the end of the ages—become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for you. It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God."

~~I Peter 1:18-21, The Message

"The greatest and most difficult lesson, at times,, is learning to trust God."

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I love life, and treasure it each day, because I have come so very close to losing it, more times than I can count! That's not to say that I don't get grumpy, so I've chosen this photo of me with "Andi" nibbling on my ear. Andi belongs to our son Josh, the eldest of our three sons - the others being Matt and Adam.
I strive to improve in all aspects of my life. Some days I'm more successful than others, in much the same way as my blog says, "some days are cloudier than others." I live and love by the Grace of God. My wish, my prayer for everyone is enough. . .